Another Capstone anomaly

[Marc_G]

https://spacenews.com/capstone-enters-safe-mode-during-trajectory-correction-maneuver/

 

[Hobie1dog]

this will be the first spacecraft orbiting the Moon? The first thing that future missions need to avoid running into.

 

[Marc_G]

Capstone seems to be more or less under control now following efforts to stop its spin:

https://www.space.com/nasa-capstone-moon-probe-stop-tumbling-space

 

[kuririn]

Scheduled to enter lunar orbit on Nov.13. Mission team will work around the valve issue to execute two more trajectory correction manuevers.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2022...tes-successful-maneuver-teeing-up-moon-orbit/

 

[BEC]

this will be the first spacecraft orbiting the Moon? The first thing that future missions need to avoid running into.

Nope. LRO has been there for over 13 years now.... https://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov

 

[Steve Shannon]

Nope. LRO has been there for over 13 years now.... https://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov

The lunar module from Apollo 11 might still be orbiting also:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/te...s-lunar-ascent-module-could-still-be-orbiting

 

[cwbullet]

Interesting on the Eagle. I am glad we have found a new interest in the moon. Who knows what treasures are up there?

 

[Antares JS]

The lunar module from Apollo 11 might still be orbiting also:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/te...s-lunar-ascent-module-could-still-be-orbiting

I've heard a similar story about Apollo 10's LM ascent stage as well.

 

[cls]

fodder for future archaeologists...

 

[Peartree]

fodder for future archaeologists...

My guess is that when we finally get serious about categorizing,locating, cataloging, etc. near earth asteroids, we'll find a bunch of these "missing" pieces.

 

[Blast it Tom!]

Yeah, I saw on here back aways that the someone thought they had located the ascent stage of Apollo 10 ("Snoopy") in its solar orbit...